The unilateral arms embargo was another signal that Washington is losing patience with South Sudan’s leaders after repeated agreements to end the violence. The State Department said in a statement it would amend the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to reflect the arms ban on South Sudan. Haley visited South Sudan in late October and met with Kiir. The Obama administration had failed to convince the United Nations to back an arms embargo in 2016. The European Union imposed an arms embargo on Sudan in 1994, which was amended to also apply to South Sudan when the country gained independence from Sudan in 2011.

Source: bd News24 February 03, 2018 10:18 UTC